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I just replaced two eye-sores with Ikea track lights (Magnesium, I think) and will be replacing a third as soon as my pendant lamp arrives in the mail. It really is simple if you have access to the power cutoff. - Turn the power off to that fixture from the fuse box and make sure it's really off. If your box isn't marked well (like mine), just turn the light on and start turning off switches until that particular light turns off. When you're done with that, turn off the wall switch (if you have one) - Take the fluorescent bulb out. Beneath that, the fixture should be held by 2 screws. MEASURE the distance between the two screws and write down the figure. - Go to your lighting/hardware store and find a fixture that fits in the same space. Make sure the outside diameter of the new fixture will cover the hole in the ceiling that would be left after you take the old fixture. And make sure the distance between the screw holes matches the old fixture. - Go back home and take out the screws while supporting the fixture with your hand. You still have the POWER OFF, don't you? - The fixture should drop down, exposing the 2 or 3 wires (probably only 2 with such an old fixture) that supply the power from the junction box. The wires from the fixture should be held onto the main wires via plastic twisting connectors (I forget the name of these). Untwist them and remove the fixture. Keep it in case you move, because you will probably have to put it back the way it was when you moved in. - Your new fixture should have 2-3 wires...wire them into the main wires, making sure you match up the same colors (these are standard). Put the twisting connectors back on the wires to keep them snugly attached and ensure that no copper wire is exposed. You may need to use the twisting connector cpas that came with your new fixture if the wires aren't the same diameter as the old ones (the Ikea's were smaller). - Once the wires are safely connected, push them up into the ceiling junction box and fasten the fixture back onto the ceiling with the screws. - Put your bulb in - Turn your power back on at the fusebox and test out your new light. Apartment Therapy - Good Questions: How Can I Cover These Ugly Fixtures? Flag this comment	10/22/07 1:25 PM
Imagine hanging it like a poster, except instead of using tacks to go through the paper, put nails in the wall where the tacks would go. Then position the painting over the heads of the nails (which are about sticking out a 1/2 inch or so from the wall). Hold the painting on the heads of the nails with small rare-earth magnets. You'll want another person to help you do this. I display calligraphy done on rice paper this way and it looks really nice. fm Apartment Therapy - Good Questions: How Would You Frame This Painting? Flag this comment	10/12/07 1:45 PM
They didn't say that the smoker lit up. A smoker's clothes generally has been saturated with the smell of smoke, which will be passed onto the fabric of your favorite couch. Apartment Therapy - Vamoose 1808T Tobacco Odor Eliminator Flag this comment	10/12/07 1:37 PM
First of all, if the set has to be repainted, you're in for a long haul to do it correctly. Those are coated with rislan, a THICK, rubberized coating, not regular paint. Sure, you could just paint right over the rislan. And all the chips, cracks, etc are going to stand out, just as they do now. To do this right, you've got to take them to a powder coater and have them sand blast the old rislan off and have them powder coat the chairs. Oh, and that's just the bases...the seats would have to be exactly matched to the color you want to coat the bases. That's assuming there are no cracks in the fiberglass...if there are, you need to have the gelcoat attended to as well. Second, I've seen sets that people have painted red, green, and other other colors in an ill-conceived attempt at covering up the deteriorating finish. It's not pretty, trust me. Leave the set white. Go over them with a acetone and a cloth (carefully). You'll be surprised at how much nicer that dulled-yellowish finish will turn out. If it has cracks, chips, etc, consider having a pro do them for you...and do it in a white that's close to the original color. Unless you plan on putting green felt on the top of the table. fm Apartment Therapy - Good Questions: Lacquer Red Saarinen Table and Chairs? Flag this comment	10/11/07 3:02 PM